Designed for Poverty
If you’ve been struggling for ideas in our design for poverty contest or wondered how design can help those in poverty then perhaps a little…
Duck Billed Helicopter Saves Lifes
The H1 ‘Fugu’ by Matt Bassett is a purpose built helicopter targeted at disaster relief. It has been rationalized and rethought to optimize space with…
Take On the Urban with Beema
Beema is a inner city trick bike by Andreas Martin that allows you to take on any obstacle that the urban area throws up; chairs,…
Daym. Biomimicry in all its Glory
Looking like a prop from a sci-fi movie, Daym by Andreas Martin, is a self deciding robot that carries everyday goods throughout the day and…
The Third Space
If you thought China’s opening ceremony was impressive for its scale and teamwork then spare a thought for the 52 German design students who were…
The Nature of Caravaning
I hate caravans. In all seriousness, the only good caravan is one that’s on fire. I hate driving behind them, I hate seeing pictures of…
Catching the Wild
Well raise my rent and call me Sally. Now this may seem a little odd, but the collective known as Stolenwood share both a passion…
Worlds Longest Table for all Cultures
Architects always seem to be dreaming of the world’s tallest buildings, even though most people who’ve ever lived or worked in one will likely tell…
STALKER – Symbiotic exploration in the year XXII
In the XXII century, the Earth has become a technogarden. Humanity is gathered in gigantic green megalopolises, in which technology is implemented everywhere for the…
Careful Dr. Who, this Time Machine’s Real
We here at Yanko Design see all manner of interesting concepts, but this is definitely the first serious attempt (from a sane person at least)…
A Phone made from trash?
You’ll find no iPhone touchscreen or 10 megapixel camera here. Nor will you find mirror finishes or a graphic interface spec’d for stunning video. What…
Tear down your walls
Anyone who has spent a significant period of time either living in a small windowless apartment or tripping through the galaxy on a mind bender…
A Humble Grand?
From the 50 coats high gloss paint to the 5000 seat auditoriums they occupy, there’s nothing intimate or understated about a grand piano. A concerto…
The Octocube of mystery
On first sight, the Octocube is all smoke and mirrors. You could spend quite a while trying to figure out what it is or does….
Eat with your glasses
Remember Project A? In what is surely one of Jackie Chan’s best performances there’s a scene where he can’t find any chopsticks to eat his…
Forest Fire “Clear Cut” Robot
Yep, this is exactly what you think it is. The forest fire prevention robot by Jordan Guelde is an advanced robot designed to clear large…